you have always been a pitfall for the lawyers: the double-writing clauses. Anyone who has been involved in labor that knows that must pay for the principles of "business practice" (eg voluntary gratuities) to this aspect. But now comes the next surprise: According to a ruling of the BAG are double writing clauses ineffective in a form employment contract pursuant to § 307 BGB in the rule.
a written clause in a form employment contract, under which both changes and additions to the contract and the waiver of the requirement of writing:
According BAG 20.05.2008, 9 AZR 382/07 applies be in writing (twice written form), in accordance with terms of law (here, § 307 paragraph 1 sentence 1 BGB) is ineffective. You give the worker protection against the provisions of § 305b BGB the impression that oral individual contractual agreements are invalid for failure to comply with the writing.
As part of a form employment contract is the clause a "Terms" and the rigorous review by the AGB-law, that the § § 305 ff BGB subject.
The BAG resulted in spirit from:
pre-formulated by the employer bargaining agreement pursuant to clauses. § 307 para 1 sentence 1 BGB ineffective if the employee contrary to the requirement of good faith and unreasonable disadvantage. According to § 305b BGB individual contract agreements prior terms and conditions shall prevail.